Interesting scholarly article: https://phys.org/news/2021-01-glimpse-wardrobe-king-david-solomon.html I once met a vintage dealer, whose business name was: The Purple Merchant. I am sure she based the name on the New Testament story of Lydia of Thyatira. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lydia...Testament narrative,which were spoken by Paul. Love purple. Marian